Public Health

New York City will launch a program designed to support individuals with severe mental illness who are homeless. 

Declines in rates of drug and alcohol use among teenagers that began during the COVID-19 pandemic have continued, according to the annual Monitoring the Future study. 

The number of drug-related emergency department visits increased by about 6% from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

McKinsey and Co. will pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into its work with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. 

California's CARE Court process has placed fewer adults in mental health treatment plans than intended, California Healthline reported Nov. 27. 

Fewer than 1 in 5 US adults can accurately recall the number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a survey from the Annenburg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found. 

Massachusetts voters rejected a proposal to legalize natural psychedelic drugs, NPR reported Nov. 6. 

Overdose deaths among teenagers declined slightly from 2022 to 2023, a shift that could mark the start of a decline in adolescent overdose deaths, according to an analysis from KFF. 

Exercise, sleep and support from adults are associated with lower likelihood of poor mental health and suicide risk among high school students, the CDC found. 

Black box labels on antidepressants warning of a link between the drugs and suicidal thoughts in children and young adults may not have had the intended effect, a study published Oct. 7 in Health Affairs found.